Historical Events on August 29

31 significant historical events occurred on August 29. August 29 has been a notable date for various historical events affecting international relations and national developments. On this day in 1842, the Treaty of Nanjing concluded the First Opium War and ceded Hong Kong to Britain. In 1871, Japan abolished the feudal han system as part of the Meiji Restoration. The Soviet Union conducted its first successful nuclear weapon test, RDS-1, in 1949. The date also saw conflict, such as the 1929 Arab riots in Palestine and the 1944 Jassy–Kishinev Offensive in World War II.